What do the party manifestos mean for renters?
The renting crisis has become a travesty, as we all know. Rent prices are outpacing wages, and many of us still live in poor-quality homes. All the while, the threat […]
Local councils facing temporary accommodation crisis
Just under a quarter of councils in England spent £1 in every £20 of their budgets on temporary accommodation alone in 2022-23, new Generation Rent research reveals. Of the 249 […]
Our demands for the next government
On Thursday 4th July 2024, the UK will go to the polls for a general election. Candidates across 650 constituencies will be returned as MPs, who will then sit in […]
Renters (Reform) Bill falls in Parliament, Government fails in its promise to renters
It’s official: the Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen. Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a general election to take place on 4th July, the Bill has not been selected […]
The Cowan Report: Generation Rent View on Labour-commissioned report’s recommendations.
Last week, a Labour-commissioned ‘Independent Review of the UK’s Private Rented Sector’, authored by Councillor Steve Cowan, leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, was launched in London. Generation Rent took […]
Generation Rent writes to First Minister Yousaf on the status of the Housing Bill following end of Bute House Agreement
Following the end of the power sharing agreement between the SNP and Green Party in Scotland, Generation Rent has written to the First Minister to seek assurances that the government […]
Victims of domestic abuse could be trapped into tenancies for 6 months under new changes to rental reforms
The government has announced that they plan to water-down the Renters (Reform) Bill currently passing through Parliament by forcing tenants to be trapped into properties for the first 6 months […]
It’s Been Five Years Since the Pledge to Make Renting Secure, What’s Changed?
Today marks the 5th year anniversary of the pledge to end Section 21 evictions – something that is still not in law. By abolishing Section 21, landlords would be asked […]
In our broken asylum system, we all lose, it’s time for a change
The way that we run our accommodation for people seeking asylum in this country is harming them and costing the taxpayer billions. Generation Rent analysis has found that the UK […]
The UK must stop criminalising people who sleep rough
Generation Rent has today joined other housing and homelessness organisations in calling on the government to end their plans to criminalise people who are being forced to sleep rough in […]